The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Howe & Thomas Taylor Smith finished 790th of 813 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:39:54.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:52. A harder second half: 5:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:42, behind 92% of the field.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,281 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:52Running 1 6:15v median +1:29
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:54v median +1:21
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 6:14v median +1:21
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 6:43v median +1:50
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 7:01v median +2:00
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:29v median +1:33
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 6:45v median +1:48
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Block 08 18:44Running 8 13:20v median +6:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 806
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 806 men's teams who finished.